Corkscrew

Museum number:
2-69010
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020069010
Accession number:
Acc.4190
Description:
Corkscrew, tee handle, anthropomorphic; cast brass handle in shape of Bavarian clothed boy, traces of red paint on cap and stockings, legs planted on base, back of base imprinted "Golden Wheel", hire helical brass plated steel work/pivoting from boy's backside on rivet; 11.5 cm long.
Donor:
Paul Frank Ziegelmaier
Collection place:
United States
Culture or time period:
Bavarian and United States Historic
Collector:
Paul Frank Ziegelmaier
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Corkscrews
Function:
5.5 Stimulants, Narcotics, and Accessories
Department:
Nonnative US and Canada (except California)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Corkscrew, accession number 2-69010, described as Corkscrew, tee handle, anthropomorphic; cast brass handle in shape of Bavarian clothed boy, traces of red paint on cap and stockings, legs planted on base, back of base imprinted "Golden Wheel", hire helical brass plated steel work/pivoting from boy's backside on rivet; 11.5 cm long.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Corkscrew, accession number 2-69010, described as Corkscrew, tee handle, anthropomorphic; cast brass handle in shape of Bavarian clothed boy, traces of red paint on cap and stockings, legs planted on base, back of base imprinted "Golden Wheel", hire helical brass plated steel work/pivoting from boy's backside on rivet; 11.5 cm long.

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